Game holder link



Jan. 11, 1949. R. H. BOEHM 2,458,675

GAME HOLDER LINK Filed Oct. '18, .1945

. INVENTOR RAY H.50EH-M ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 11, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAME HOLDER LINK Ray H. Boehm, Racine, Wis.

Application October 18, 1945, Serial No. 623,097

1 Claim.

My invention refers to game holders and it has for its primary object to provide a simple, effective and inexpensive unit, adapted to be clipped to the belt of a user, either singly or in series.

A further object of my invention is to provide a holder link having a circular receiving loop, merged into a depending slot, forming a throat, whereby the head of a game bird or small animal may be inserted through the loop and drawn downwardly into the throat to secure the same, the link being provided with a tongue for engagement with the users belt. Thus the game may be anchored singly or in clusters at spaced intervals.

A further object of my invention is to provide a leaf spring secured to the loop, extending downwardly across the throat, mouth, to serve as a lock for the necks of the game, whereby the same will not be lost due to varying positions taken by the hunter.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter described, and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of the present invention constructed according to the best mode so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof.

In the drawing-s:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view illustrating the application of the holder to the belt of the user.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the holder link showing, in dotted lines, the necks of a cluster of game fitted therein, and

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the link, with parts broken away to more clearly illustrate structural features.

Referring by characters to the drawings, I indicates a fiat metal, head receiving loop. The inner portion of the loop is extended downwardly at a tangent to the curve of the loop and terminating at its inner end with an extended belt engaging tongue 5, said loop having an offset 4 adjacent the tangent point to receive the end of an inner clip-section 2, the bottom of which clip-section is folded upon itself and is extended upwardly therefrom to form an outer clip-section 2 3, the same being in parallel relation to the inner clip-section 2, and the outer clip-section 3 is abruptly merged into the head receiving loop I.

The companion clip-sections 2 and 3 form a narrow neck receiving throat, communciating with the loop I, whereby the head of a duck or other game is inserted into said loop and, thereafter, the neck of the duck is drawn downwardly into the clip throat, to securely anchor the game, as indicated in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines of Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The upper end of the inner clip-section 2, is brazed, or otherwise secured, to an offset 4, of the loop I, and said offset 4 has a depending belt receiving tongue 5, overlapping the clip-section 2 and is adapted to engage a belt A, whereby the game holder may be conveniently suspended from the waistline of the hunter.

In order to confine the necks of game in the restricted throat, formed by the clip-sections, one end of a leaf-spring 6 is secured to the inner portion of the loop I, and the free end of said spring extends across the throat and engages the inner face of the outer clip-section 3.

When it is desired to release the game from the holder, the free end of the leaf-spring 6 is pressed backwardly, to open the throat, whereby communication is established between said throat and the loop to permit the head and neck of game to be drawn through the loop for removal.

I claim:

1. A game holder comprising a one-piece strip having an upper head receiving loop, terminating at its inner end with a tangentially disposed downwardly extended belt engaging tongue, the opposite end of said loop also having a downwardly extended clip-section folded upon itself to form an outer clip-section paralleling the inner REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,064,917 Korter June 1'1, 1913 1,215,283 Kirkland Feb. 6, 1917 

